Leaking Gasket

Jabo75

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Pittsburgh, PA
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2005 Rocket 3, 2010 Electraglide Ultra CVO
So, I made the mistake of taking my R3 in to have the 30K service. I was recovering from a torn bicep tendon last fall, so I figured I'd just have the dealer do it.
Anyhow, they replaced the timing chain tensioner. Now I have a small leak coming from the front cover (see pic). I think I already know the answer to this, but has anyone had luck with stopping one of these leaks (I already torqued the bolts), without taking out the radiator and the other disassembly involved with replacing the entire gasket?
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I've not had a leak like this on rocket but I have on a vstar and kawi ..... and the only way to stop it was to take it apart and reassemble. In those cases I did an extra good job of removing the old gasket and in one case added some additional liquid gasket to the problem area to make sure it was good.

That's just my experience, others on here have way more.
 
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